Ligety cruises to giant slalom win in Alta Badia

Article by: ANDREW DAMPF

Associated Press

December 16, 2012 - 9:48 AM

ALTA BADIA, Italy
- Ted Ligety cruised to his third giant slalom win of the season by more than two seconds Sunday after an opening run that left his rivals in awe, giving the U.S. Ski Team two wins in two days.

Ligety posted a 2.40-second advantage over Hirscher in the first run and just needed to make sure he made no major mistakes in the second leg. He had a slight problem midway down in the second run, putting his left hand down on the snow, but quickly regained control.